Northern Transmissions' Top 10 Albums of 2016

Northern Transmissions' Top 10 Albums of 2016

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9.

February 5, 2016
Critic Score
72
33 reviews

7.

June 27, 2016
Critic Score
80
39 reviews

A song cycle tackling identity, racism, sexism, gender politics and more, Freetown Sound is a hurricane of ideas cushioned within Blood Orange’s quiet storm of sounds.

6.

September 30, 2016
Critic Score
87
48 reviews

22, A Million is a progressive and standalone album full of deep emotions and clever ingenuity.

4.

October 21, 2016
Critic Score
89
32 reviews

The two things that will stay with you from You Want It Darker are the incomparable songwriting (to be expected), and the national treasure that is Cohen’s voice.

3.

September 9, 2016
Critic Score
91
40 reviews

Simultaneously eulogy, love song, and meditation on trauma, it often feels like Cave is grasping for air, especially near the midpoints of the album, where the sadness seems almost insurmountable.

1.

January 8, 2016
Critic Score
86
45 reviews

It goes without saying that Blackstar isn’t the kind of epoch­defining masterpiece that Bowie built his career upon a few years ago. That being said, it does return the songwriter to the unpredictable excitement of that earlier time.

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